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The Ex-Gay Movement That Wasn't: Meet D.C.'s Tiniest Demographic

This summer, a D.C. Superior Court judge ruled that ex-gays ought to be protected under the D.C. Human Rights Act's sexual orientation clause, alongside heterosexuals, bisexuals, and gays. But are there any ex-gays in town?

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